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Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history

by: Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889; Holder, Joseph B. (Joseph Bassett), 1824-1888; Prang, Louis, 1824-1909, lithographer; Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884; Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Illustrated natural history; National Zoological Park (U.S.), former owner. DSI

Publication date: 1898

Topics: Zoology, Zoology

Publisher: New York : Selmar Hess

Collection: biodiversity; smithsonian; americana

Contributor: Smithsonian Libraries

Language: English

Volume: v.1=pt.1-12 (1898)

Item Size: 791.7M

First ed. published under title: The illustrated natural history

"Complete in 68 parts"--Illustrated paper wrappers

Title of v. 1 printed in red and black, publisher's device on t.p

"Fully illustrated with scientific accuracy""--T.p. to v. 2-6

"Electrotyped by Smith & McDougal, New York" and "Printed by D.G.F. Class, New York" (v. 1-4) [or] Press of J.J. Little & Co., New York" (v.5-6)--Verso of t.p

"These Oleographs were copied ... from ... Brehm's Thierleben ..."--Publisher's advertisement, back wrapper, pt. 1

Some of the color plates signed: Ptd. L. Prang & Co

Includes indexes

extracted picklist

SCNHRB copy stamped on t.p.: Smithsonian Institution National Zool. Park Jan 12 1938

SCNHRB copy bound in brown buckram, paper spine label with title in typsecript; the original printed, illustrated paper wrappers bound-in through-out

Notes

Cullman Library (rare book)

Addeddate: 2010-02-19 20:11:46

Associated-names: Holder, Joseph B. (Joseph Bassett), 1824-1888; Prang, Louis, 1824-1909, lithographer; Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884; Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Illustrated natural history; National Zoological Park (U.S.), former owner